{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.609","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.609","heading":"TIME LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING ACKNOWLEDGED OR ADJUDICATED FATHER.","body":"(a) If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory to the acknowledgment or denial of paternity may commence a proceeding under this chapter to challenge the paternity of the child only within the time allowed under Section 160.308.\n(b) If a child has an acknowledged father or an adjudicated father, an individual, other than the child, who is not a signatory to the acknowledgment or a party to the adjudication and who seeks an adjudication of paternity of the child must commence a proceeding not later than the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the acknowledgment or adjudication.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 502), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.609","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"5ae2f9354fe33f78fa00e2e7bd67b503d221a98451618ac501cf000180211dd3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.608","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}